[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4678]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. DAINES:
       S. 2913. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of 
     child sex abuse; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 2914. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt certain employees engaged in outdoor 
     recreational outfitting or guiding services from maximum 
     hours requirements; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WELCH:
       S. 2915. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to authorize 
     the allocation of the costs of certain interstate electric 
     power transmission lines and electric power transmission 
     lines that are located offshore, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Mullin):
       S. 2916. A bill to provide for digital communication of 
     prescribing information for drugs (including biological 
     products), and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 2917. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to establish an emergency preparedness and 
     response technical assistance program to assist entities that 
     operate rural water or wastewater systems in preparing for 
     and responding to natural or man-made disasters; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Young):
       S. 2918. A bill to reauthorize the program of surveillance 
     and education regarding infections associated with illicit 
     drug use and other risk factors; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 2919. A bill to require research with respect to 
     fentanyl and xylazine test strips, to authorize the use of 
     grant funds for such test strips, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. 
             Wyden):
       S. 2920. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the exclusion of Pell Grants from gross income; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARSHALL:
       S. 2921. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit 529 plans to be used for certain non-degree 
     technical training certificate programs, apprenticeship 
     programs, and other training programs; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Kaine, 
             and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2922. A bill to advance population research for chronic 
     pain; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 2923. A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
     to improve the calculation and reduce the taxpayer cost of 
     payment errors under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Braun):
       S. 2924. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     improve the management of improper payments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2925. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 to set the rate of pay for employees of the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in accordance with 
     the General Schedule; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kelly, and Ms. 
             Hirono):
       S. 2926. A bill to prohibit the importation, sale, 
     manufacture, transfer, or possession of .50 caliber rifles, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Mr. 
             Hickenlooper):
       S. 2927. A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation 
     and efficiency grants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KELLY (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 2928. A bill to amend the Water Infrastructure Finance 
     and Innovation Act of 2014 to establish payment and 
     performance security requirements for projects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Brown, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. 
             Murray, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 2929. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax rate parity among all tobacco products, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. King):
       S. 2930. A bill to make exclusive the authority of the 
     Federal Government to regulate the labeling of products made 
     in the United States and introduced in interstate or foreign 
     commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley):
       S. 2931. A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 to modify the Rural Energy for America 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 2932. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to provide guidance to State Medicaid agencies, 
     public housing agencies, Continuums of Care, and housing 
     finance agencies on connecting Medicaid beneficiaries with 
     housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and 
     other housing resources, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Ms. Hassan, and Mrs. 
             Capito):
       S. 2933. A bill to reauthorize the program of first 
     responder training; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 2934. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide for contributory liability for certain electronic 
     commerce platforms for use of a counterfeit mark by a third 
     party on such platforms, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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